Often it’s best to judge carefully, to consider options and implications, to be thoughtful and cautious in moving toward what we think we want. But sometimes you just need to move in with gusto, before the delicious popsicle melts to a sticky mess, before the opportunity is gone.
When have you leapt after something you hungered for?
“Leaves will forever hunger for the brightness of the sun, and the darkness of the shade.”
― Anthony T. Hincks
What do you hunger for that you also desire its opposite?
Sometimes what we hunger for is not just out of reach, it is forbidden. Maybe because we know it could harm us, maybe because our taking what we want could harm others, maybe simply because there are rules or conventions that tell us what we want is not allowed.
How have you handled wanting something that was forbidden to you?
“My life always seems hopeless when it’s been too long since I’ve eaten.”
― Ann Leckie
What problem has been simpler to solve than you anticipated?
A letter sealed under wax. A conversation with a loved one that you have not dared to have. We hunger to connect, to know, to understand, but sometimes it feels like the obstacles are simply too great to get through.
What keeps you from making a connection that you hunger for?
